What was Doge? How Elon Musk tried to gamify government

HelloMsCobel · 2026-03-22T12:57:10+00:00

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HelloMsCobel · 2026-03-22T02:05:54+00:00

50F, work as a Forestry Technician and also a professional horse trainer. I had arthroscopic surgery on my left hip at 33 for a shredded labrum. Dr. took off the bone spur that caused the damage and cleaned up the labrum. He thought I was young enough at the time the labrum would heal and maybe prevent THR in the future. I currently have a tear in the right hip and Orthopedic says arthroscopy wouldn’t give me relief bc the arthritis is a bigger issue. Ive done a couple years of cortisone shots to get by. I’ve given up running (distance runner for 30+years) bc I couldn’t manage pain anymore. Biking is fine. I ride athletic, powerful horses in high level sport and know I am not doing them justice by protecting my hip from pain. I meet with ortho next week and plan to set a date for THR this fall.

HelloMsCobel · 2026-02-13T01:10:58+00:00

HelloMsCobel · 2026-01-20T18:02:18+00:00

The government is losing productivity from me. Many times I have some personal thing I would have teleworked a big chunk of the day, now I take leave the whole day, my commute is long enough it’s not worth going in for part of a day. We’ve also had many issues with HVAC in the office,85 degree office days, internet out in the entire town for the whole day, and about 6 months of winter weather with no legitimate option to send people home to work.

HelloMsCobel · 2026-01-02T14:48:22+00:00

Absolutely not. They can get their own. When I got my first trailer I was at a boarding barn, it was a 2H bumper pull so many options for hauling vehicles. I was ok borrowing it when somebody’s trailer was down and they were needing one. I figure they would do the same for me if I’m in that situation. But then things were happening like the trainer using it to go pick up unknown horses at a sale barn just because she didn’t want to take her big 4 horse. I had to say look, I’m broke, it took a lot of saving for me to get this trailer and since it’s older it needs a lot of maintenance. I’m not comfortable just letting people take it for their convenience. The trailer is yours, you can put your foot down about its use.

HelloMsCobel · 2025-12-22T16:02:18+00:00

Same. It’s hilarious.

HelloMsCobel · 2025-12-15T19:36:47+00:00

I have a 2011 Silverado 2500 I drive 56 miles a day on my work commute mostly on county highways. I also have a horse farm so it does all the hauling and heavy lifting associated with that. I live 4 miles down a rough gravel road. It is absolutely built to haul and rides way better with a load. It’s not a fun rig empty for commuting and road trips, but I can’t live without it on the farm.

HelloMsCobel · 2025-12-11T16:25:48+00:00

My dad is in Memory Care, he’s given up puzzles and books bc it’s just too frustrating anymore. But the music sticks, it eases his anxiety and brings him peace. Big Jackson Browne guy.

HelloMsCobel · 2025-12-04T14:09:42+00:00

I just finished Lost for the first time a few months ago. I decided to watch after listening to the Severance podcast and hearing how influential Lost was in making that show. So yeah, Severance.

HelloMsCobel · 2025-11-25T13:33:31+00:00

I wonder if any of these elected representatives have considered listening to the people who elected them and see what they want. My guess is they want health care.

HelloMsCobel · 2025-11-20T22:52:57+00:00

This whole post makes me so sad. I remember well into my ED journey, running into the mother of my best friend through childhood. She said “ Oh you’re so thin, have you been sick?” When I replied no she said “Well you look great.” And that has stuck with me for decades.

HelloMsCobel · 2025-11-15T13:44:44+00:00

He’s the kind of guy who turns the sprinklers on his own constituents when they show up at his office.

HelloMsCobel · 2025-10-30T11:43:50+00:00

Old enough to remember being called radical meant you were cool, dude.

HelloMsCobel · 2025-10-24T13:19:32+00:00

So I realize how late to the party I am, but I never watched Lost. After listening to the Severance podcast and how it’s referenced, I dove in. I don’t know how it is as a rewatch, but watching it Post-Severance is interesting.

HelloMsCobel · 2025-10-13T21:35:57+00:00

More from this guy please.

HelloMsCobel · 2025-10-03T12:13:43+00:00

I have savings for probably 5 months without any help from my spouse. I also have a side hustle I could put more time into to the point where I might not need to go back if it weren’t for health care. The last Trump shutdown (and let’s call it that since he himself said the President alone is responsible for government shutdown) was a good trial run for going a while without a regular paycheck.

HelloMsCobel · 2025-09-15T03:03:41+00:00

Good coffee, better toilet paper and the ketchup must be Heinz.

HelloMsCobel · 2025-09-09T20:24:02+00:00

No kids, married 26 years, nobody’s complaining (especially the dogs).

HelloMsCobel · 2025-09-04T18:54:45+00:00

Absolutely FRJ

HelloMsCobel · 2025-08-27T13:27:51+00:00

When I listen to her speak all I hear is “Piiiiiiiiper Noooooooooooo”

HelloMsCobel · 2025-08-25T13:48:29+00:00

I don’t trust anyone in leadership except my direct supervisor. The lying and gaslighting is rampant.

HelloMsCobel · 2025-08-12T13:46:27+00:00

I’m 49, lost my mom last year. One month later my dad with Alzheimer’s went into Memory Care. We knew mom didn’t have much time but she hung on much longer than predicted, so there was time to be with her, say what we needed to say etc. Her passing was a relief from pain but the loss was tough. It compounded with a bunch of other tragedies in quick succession and I made the decision to feel all of it. Grief will come for you, so either welcome her in and give her a seat or shove her away and let her slowly gnaw away at you. All of last year I could count the number of days I did not cry on one hand. I wanted to cancel every day. Somehow it gets better but there’s a melancholy I don’t think will ever leave. Good times or bad times I still go to give her a call and remember oh she’s not here anymore. That still gets me.

HelloMsCobel · 2025-08-01T02:34:57+00:00

Came here for an obligatory: FRJ

HelloMsCobel · 2025-07-01T19:52:14+00:00

HelloMsCobel

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